The 23d TIDBRF (Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival) was a particularly hot event this year. The temperature soared to +38C and when the scale is adjusted to provide for Toronto’s notorious humidity, the effect was as if the mercury had reached+48C!
The Toronto event is a particularly large one as far as International Dragon Boat Racing is concerned, that is due to the large ethnic Chinese population of the city (approaching one-half million). The Chinese Business Association organizes the event and is one of it’s many corporate backers.
This year saw about 200 teams enter. Germany was well represented both on the water and in our hostel and on the podium. Teams came from across Canada and the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.
This year the TIDBRF was the scene of the ICF Club Crew World Championships.
The men’s and women’s team from Mulheim, Germany were guests in our hostel won the Premier Women’s Race (ten paddlers + 2 crew) and are World Champions for 2011. The men took home a Bronze Medal.
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